Timothy Pohl stands in court Tuesday during his sentencing. The former Kaweah Delta Healthcare District mental health worker got 25 years in prison for sexual assaults he committed while on the job.

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Editor's note: It's the policy of the Visalia Times-Delta not to publish the names of victims of sexual assaults. However, the women in the case against former Kaweah Delta Health Care District employee, Timothy Pohl, urged the Times-Delta to tell their stories.

As she wiped tear drops from her cheek, Julie Lai looked her attacker in the eyes Tuesday and asked him to change. With a brave face, she sat in court and got something she'd been praying for since last summer - closure.

"When I checked into the hospital a year ago, I was so traumatized by the losses in my life, as well as the physical pain, ...